CADCA and Community Connections Dedicate “Mark’s Barn;” An Anti-Smoking Campaign in WV
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CADCA and Community Connections Dedicate “Mark’s Barn;” An Anti-Smoking Campaign in WV
According to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Public Health, West Virginia has the
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Public Health
You Can’t Treat Your Way out of an Epidemic…But Can You Vaccinate It?
Routine vaccinations have reduced or even eradicated many deadly diseases; in the 1950s, polio was a public health crisis claiming
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Public Health
Prevention Starts with Awareness
As a parent of three teenagers, I know it’s hard to consider the possibility that your child could be
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Public Health
Smoking and Surgery: What You Need to Know
Tobacco use kills approximately five million people annually around the globe. Here in the United States, tobacco use kills 480,000
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Public Health
Colorectal Cancer: Why Screening Matters
Nearly 50,000 people lose their lives to colorectal cancer each year. It is the fourth most common cancer in the
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Public Health
Human Papilloma Virus Connected with Head and Neck Cancer
In 2007, the International Agency for Research on Cancer affirmed that there was sufficient evidence to conclude that the human
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Public Health
Cancer Survivors Encouraged to Receive HPV Vaccine
There are many different types of the human papillomavirus (HPV). This virus is associated with a risk for developing cervical,
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Public Health
What You Need to Know about the HPV Vaccine
What is HPV? Human papilloma virus or HPV is a virus that causes the most common sexually transmitted infection in
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Youth
Two Youth Share Their CADCA Mid-Year Training Institute Experience
The CADCA Mid-Year Training Institute was a very productive and fun week. We didn’t know what to expect, but the
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THOUSANDS OF SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION ADVOCATES UNITE AT CADCA’S MID-YEAR TRAINING INSTITUTE
Nearly 2,000 substance abuse prevention and treatment specialists from around the world will convene in Atlanta, July 23 – 27